Animals Marco Polo Saw : An Adventure on the Silk Road

from dscalia

ANIMALS MARCO POLO SAW by Sandra Markle is more of a biography than a book about animals Marco Polo saw. (She writes a series of explorer books with this premise.) It is however interesting and draws the reader into his amazing life. She does list books and websites that readers can explore to le...

from jpons

This non-fiction book gives readers insight about the animals that Marco Polo came across while traveling on the Silk Road. Polo was traveling on the Silk Road with his father and uncle learning about his family's business and to help fufuill a task for the emporer of China. Polo traveled through...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

There is a map - but it's not in any of the places I'd expect it so I was getting frustrated until I sought it out. Love the bright deep colors. The text reads smoothly and interestingly enough that even if a child reads it for an assignment he may enjoy it as much as if it were by choice. Unfort...

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This entry in Sandra Markle's Explorer Series for young readers - which also includes Animals Christopher Columbus Saw and Animals Charles Darwin Saw - follows famous explorer Marco Polo on his thirteenth-century journey from Venice to Cathay (modern day China), paying particular attention to the...